Andaz West Hollywood

Andaz West Hollywood

Andaz West Hollywood hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California
Location in Western Los Angeles
General information
Location 8401 Sunset Boulevard,
West Hollywood, California
Coordinates 34°05′43″N 118°22′23″W / 34.09539°N 118.373194°W / 34.09539; -118.373194
Opening 1963
Owner Hyatt Hotels
Management Hyatt Hotels
Technical details
Floor count 14
Other information
Number of rooms 239
Number of suites 20
Website
http://www.westhollywood.andaz.com

The Andaz West Hollywood is a 239-room Hyatt hotel located at 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California (at Kings Road).

The hotel opened in 1963 as the Gene Autry Hotel. Sold in 1967, it was renamed the Continental Hyatt House. In 1976 it became the Hyatt on Sunset until February 1997 when the hotel was renamed the Hyatt West Hollywood. In January 2009 the hotel was renovated and renamed the Andaz West Hollywood.

In the late 1960s and 1970s the hotel's proximity to popular clubs such as the Whisky a Go Go made it the preferred Los Angeles accommodation for touring rock groups, notably English bands Led Zeppelin, The Who and the Rolling Stones.

2008-9 renovation

Hyatt West Hollywood hotel in 2006 prior to renovation

On January 8, 2009, the former Hyatt House was reopened as the Andaz West Hollywood, the second Andaz hotel in the new brand by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. The 14-story Andaz West Hollywood has 239 rooms, including 20 suites and a restaurant called RH.[1] The renovation was completed by New York-based architecture and interior design firm Janson Goldstein LLP and includes a hand-painted metal disk 11-foot sculpture by renowned New York-based artist Jacob Hashimoto.[2] The balconies made famous by stories of rock stars throwing televisions from them are now glass-enclosed sunrooms that overlook Sunset Boulevard.

Rock stars and film

References

  1. "Get Your Cassoulet Rx at RH". Zagat. January 26, 2010.
  2. "First U.S. Andaz In West Hollywood" (Press release). Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. September 22, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  3. "Their Time is Gonna Come", Classic Rock Magazine: Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin, 2008, p. 24.
  4. "Room 1015 – Nice and Rough!". Fragrantica. April 6, 2015.
  5. Salewicz, Chris (September 18, 2012). "Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott: 'I am Johnny Cool, you know' – a classic interview from the vaults". The Guardian (London: Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 18 September 2012.

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